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CVE-2026-18697

Status: AnalyzedHigh (8.7)—

An issue in MongoDB Server's aggregation framework could allow an unauthenticated party to cause a mongos (router) process to terminate unexpectedly by submitting a specially formed aggregation command. This could result in a denial of service, disrupting client connections routed through the affected mongos instance.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector CVSS AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N indica explotación remota sin autenticación de aplicación expuesta (T1190). La descripción confirma DoS por terminación inesperada del proceso mongos mediante comando agregación especializado (T1499.004).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Filter Network TrafficVulnerability ScanningPrivileged Account ManagementNetwork SegmentationLimit Access to Resource Over NetworkApplication Isolation and Sandboxing

Affected technologies (1)

Mongodb — Mongodb

CWEs

References

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